This here's an album club - not unlike a book club, but with music albums instead of books. Each period will be two weeks, but feel free to post as often as you like about the music that's been chosen!

Right, so anyway, Sarah (sadie?) had played me this album before, but I hadn't really paid too much attention since we were at Bucks Rock and all I could think about was those motherfucking pots. She was real adamant about it's good-ness so I was glad that this album club gave me an excuse to download it off a random blog and listen.

Since I feel it necessary to quickly compare Failure to Autolux, I must say I like Ken Andrew's awesome 90's voice better than Eugene Goreshter's 'light moan.' (/expects to be murdered by Sadie)

I really loved the songs on the album with the "epic" drum beats and awesome sounding guitar solos. Sounds like the new Muse album on paper but they found a way to make them just be fucking awesome and not extremely extremely annoying.

The lyrics are kinda depressing (and maybe a little cheesy), I think...

I'm never gonna make you feel That you're satisfied I'm never gonna feel your pain Like you wish I would

-Saturday Savior

I'm so ashamed to love no oneMy ego's bent and my prides undone

-Pillowhead

Stuck on you 'til the end of timeI'm too tired to fight your rhymeStuck on you 'til the end of timeYou've got me paralyzed

-Stuck On You

etc...

So to sum it up, I liked pretty much everything about it. If I had to come up with two complaints, the first would be that some of the songs don't feel too different from each other. But that's okay because it's a long album, so if some of the songs mesh, it's probably a good thing. Also, the lyrics are fairly emo and (I think) lame at some parts. But other than that, it's really good. Good pick, Sarah.

past selections

on the clock

andrew marathas, with a guitar, sitting

current selection

Lotus Plaza - The Floodlight Collective(until Sunday, December 6)

go ahead, stream the bastard

what we do, and how we do it

1. pick an album for the group (if it's your turn)2. mentally prepare yourself for aural awesomeness3. listen to the chosen album at least three times, with the third time involving a dedicated, critical listen4. discuss/comment/share your experiences!